Spiraling out of control
into a sky of abject despair
fly the children, one by one,
ignited, cannot be undone.
Watch the tears
streak down the faces
of every mother
in silent shame.
The lives they saved
from day to day
Now suddenly throw
themselves away.
A field littered with cremains.
Flesh entangled, singing harmonies
of steel wings on ground depraved.
Oil runs thick as blood
Damned to die before they started
Left they the loved ones broken hearted
Dreams of being an astronaut
Clearly seen come out to naught.
When the TV jackals roam free,
detailing horrors soon to see,
listing the lost with little love,
leading the viewers like lemmings,
depicting all those who flew
in brilliant spectacle for you.
Look at the bodies, feel the screams
Act shocked as it hits you
through the heavy glass screen.
They never smiled, can't you see?
They only smiled for what lay beneath.